Afghanistan vs Sao Tome and Principe: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Afghanistan
0.4389 per 100 people
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe
0.7561 per 100 people
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
178th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
175th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Sao Tome and Principe
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How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 0.7561 per 100 people against 0.4389 per 100 people in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.3172 per 100 people.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.7 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, Sao Tome and Principe has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 178th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 175th of 213 countries.

Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0895 per 100 people 0.5441 per 100 people 0.4546 per 100 people Sao Tome and Principe
1970s 0.1624 per 100 people 0.5813 per 100 people 0.419 per 100 people Sao Tome and Principe
1980s 0.3025 per 100 people 1.62 per 100 people 1.31 per 100 people Sao Tome and Principe
1990s 0.198 per 100 people 2.21 per 100 people 2.02 per 100 people Sao Tome and Principe
2000s 0.1243 per 100 people 4 per 100 people 3.88 per 100 people Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 0.2703 per 100 people 3.34 per 100 people 3.07 per 100 people Sao Tome and Principe
2020s 0.3941 per 100 people 1.1 per 100 people 0.7099 per 100 people Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Afghanistan or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 0.7561 per 100 people against 0.4389 per 100 people in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Afghanistan and Sao Tome and Principe?
0.3172 per 100 people, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Sao Tome and Principe?
55 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
Afghanistan ranks 178th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 175th of 213 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Unit
per 100 people
Source
World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
260 places, 14,528 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Fixed telephone subscriptions refers to the sum of active number of analogue fixed telephone lines, voice-over-IP (VoIP) subscriptions, fixed wireless local loop (WLL) subscriptions, ISDN voice-channel equivalents and fixed public payphones.